Gov. Hochul: Trying to Block Abortion Drug ‘Absolutely Abhorrent,’ Pharmacies Have Become the New Battleground

LEMON Why send it ░░░░░░░░ the pharmacies HOCHUL We ░░░░░░░░ to because basically pharmacies ░░░░░░░░ become the new battleground ░░░░░░░░ since women s rights ░░░░░░░░ stripped in the overturning ░░░░░░░░ Roe v Wade last ░░░░░░░░ So we want to ░░░░░░░░ sure we send a ░░░░░░░░ message that despite the ░░░░░░░░ that you are receiving ░░░░░░░░ Republican attorneys general that ░░░░░░░░ in states like New ░░░░░░░░ these rights are protected ░░░░░░░░ will go to the ░░░░░░░░ and protect them every ░░░░░░░░ of the way And ░░░░░░░░ they try to suspend ░░░░░░░░ distribution of this important ░░░░░░░░ to women in the ░░░░░░░░ of New York there ░░░░░░░░ be consequences LEMON I ░░░░░░░░ do you worry about ░░░░░░░░ Because this is something ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have been very ░░░░░░░░ of similar issues not ░░░░░░░░ same but similar been ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans especially governors ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis for getting ░░░░░░░░ with businesses and trying ░░░░░░░░ influence how businesses operate ░░░░░░░░ you concerned that this ░░░░░░░░ have the same sort ░░░░░░░░ result or effect or ░░░░░░░░ seen in a similar ░░░░░░░░ HOCHUL There is no ░░░░░░░░ This is not a ░░░░░░░░ to a political campaign ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ politics This is basic ░░░░░░░░ s health care We ░░░░░░░░ people to know that ░░░░░░░░ is a sacrosanct right ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ York it once was ░░░░░░░░ our nation until the ░░░░░░░░ stacked Supreme Court stripped ░░░░░░░░ rights away from women ░░░░░░░░ I want to make ░░░░░░░░ that despite what happens ░░░░░░░░ other states there is ░░░░░░░░ a distraction These rights ░░░░░░░░ protected in the state ░░░░░░░░ New York LEMON A ░░░░░░░░ judge in Texas is ░░░░░░░░ to rule on a ░░░░░░░░ brought by anti abortion ░░░░░░░░ who seek to block ░░░░░░░░ FDA s approval of ░░░░░░░░ drug altogether About half ░░░░░░░░ all abortions in this ░░░░░░░░ are medication abortions What ░░░░░░░░ your plan if the ░░░░░░░░ blocks the drug governor ░░░░░░░░ This is so abhorrent ░░░░░░░░ every level Like you ░░░░░░░░ half of all abortions ░░░░░░░░ provided through this drug ░░░░░░░░ is legal It is ░░░░░░░░ We want to make ░░░░░░░░ women so have access ░░░░░░░░ this This often can ░░░░░░░░ a way that women ░░░░░░░░ save their lives This ░░░░░░░░ what we re talking ░░░░░░░░ here So we will ░░░░░░░░ sure we pursue every ░░░░░░░░ available to us to ░░░░░░░░ sure that women in ░░░░░░░░ state of New York ░░░░░░░░ least are protected But ░░░░░░░░ is heartbreaking to see ░░░░░░░░ is the fallout of ░░░░░░░░ decision that never should ░░░░░░░░ happened last June where ░░░░░░░░ right my mother s ░░░░░░░░ fought for I fought ░░░░░░░░ that my daughter enjoys ░░░░░░░░ now will not be ░░░░░░░░ for my baby granddaughter ░░░░░░░░ this is the stakes ░░░░░░░░ are talking about here ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General James and ░░░░░░░░ have stood up and ░░░░░░░░ our voices need to ░░░░░░░░ heard and not overshadowed ░░░░░░░░ attorneys general and anti ░░░░░░░░ extremists who have really ░░░░░░░░ dominating the debate We ░░░░░░░░ in this fight for ░░░░░░░░ long haul.”